Ohio Gov. John Kasich runs better against former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton than any
other Republican in an early look at the 2016 presidential race in Ohio, but still trails the
Democratic front-runner 47 - 42 percent, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released
today.

This compares to Secretary Clinton's 51 - 39 percent lead over Gov. Kasich in a
February 20 survey by the independent Quinnipiac (KWIN-uh-pe-ack) University. Clinton leads
other possible 2016 Republican contenders by margins of 7 to 14 percentage points:

48 - 39 percent over former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush;

47 - 40 percent over U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida;

49 - 41 percent over U.S. Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky;

46 - 38 percent over N.J. Gov. Christopher Christie;

48 - 41 percent over U.S. Rep. Paul Ryan of Wisconsin;

51 - 37 percent over U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas;

49 - 41 percent over former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee.

"Gov. John Kasich runs best against Secretary Hillary Clinton for 2016 among eight
Republican candidates, although her lead over most of them has dropped considerably since
Quinnipiac University surveyed Ohio voters in February," said Peter A. Brown, assistant director
of the Quinnipiac University Poll. "Most of the GOP candidates are bunched together, trailing
by high single digits in trial heats. Kasich's standing might seem logical given his home field
advantage, but in February Kasich trailed Ms. Clinton by a dozen points and was down in the
pack. Still Ms. Clinton has the best favorability rating of the group."

By a 53 - 43 percent margin, Ohio voters have a favorable opinion of Clinton, compared
to 47 - 29 percent for Kasich. Favorability ratings for other Republicans are:

"President Barack Obama's job approval remains stuck at about 40 percent in Ohio.
Although he is not on the ballot this November, such a consistently low rating can't be helpful to
the Democratic ticket, especially gubernatorial nominee Ed Fitzgerald who currently trails Gov.
Kasich 50 - 35 percent and is somewhat of an unknown to Ohio voters. If the president's
numbers remain in the basement, look for Kasich's TV ads to tie Fitzgerald to the president,"
Brown said.

From May 7 - 12, Quinnipiac University surveyed 1,174 registered voters with a margin
of error of +/- 2.9 percentage points. Live interviewers call land lines and cell phones.

The Quinnipiac University Poll, directed by Douglas Schwartz, Ph.D., conducts public
opinion surveys in Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Florida, Ohio, Virginia,
Iowa, Colorado and the nation as a public service and for research.

For more information, visit http://www.quinnipiac.edu/polling, call (203) 582-5201, or
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